Ascend AQ G32825Recalls & reported problems
Cook Incorporated · Ascend, AQ, Ureteral Dilation Balloon Catheter · Class 2
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00827002328259), received between Sep 10, 2018 and Sep 10, 2018 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Inflation Problem” (1 report).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Inflation Problem1
Patient problems
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionSep 10, 2018Inflation Problem; Inflation Problem
IT WAS REPORTED, DURING A URETERAL DILATATION PROCEDURE, THE DOCTOR PLACED THE BALLOON OF THE ASCEND® AQ® URETERAL BALLOON CATHETER OVER THE GUIDE WIRE, CONNECTED THE INFLATION DEVICE, AND FOUND THAT THE BALLOON DID NOT INFLATE UNDER FLUOROSCOPY. THE DOCTOR REMOVED BALLOON AND SAW THAT THE BALLOON HAS BEEN COMPROMISED AS IT WAS UNABLE TO INFLATE AT ALL. THE BALLOON WAS NOT PLACED THROUGH ANY EQUIPMENT, ONLY OVER THE GUIDE WIRE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED 21AUG2018: THE ISSUE WITH THE DEVICE WAS NOTICED WHILE INFLATING THE BALLOON. THE BALLOON BURST LONGITUDINALLY AND ANOTHER PRODUCT WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PATIENT.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 7859700 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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